What are the symptoms of canine coronavirus?

Canine coronavirus is a highly contagious virus with symptoms similar to parvovirus, but a relatively lower mortality rate. After being infected with coronavirus, dogs usually exhibit typical symptoms such as frequent vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and bloody stools. However, bloody stools usually occur in the later stages of the disease, while the symptoms in the early stages are relatively mild. If you find that your dog has similar symptoms, you can go to the hospital for a virus test, and once diagnosed, treatment with interferon and antibiotics can lead to good results.

Firstly, coronavirus is mainly transmitted through the digestive tract and respiratory tract, often occurring in winter. Clinically, the disease is usually diagnosed by using infectious disease test papers or virus PCR tests, combined with clinical symptoms.

After being infected with coronavirus, dogs exhibit clinical symptoms similar to parvovirus. In the early stages of the infection, dogs will show signs of decreased energy, reduced appetite, and persistent vomiting. However, some dogs infected with coronavirus will not completely lose their appetite and will still eat small amounts of food.

The specific symptoms include:

Vomiting undigested food or chyme
Then vomiting acidic yellow mucus
Diarrhea occurs, starting with pasty or soft stools, then turning into yellow or gray-white watery stools
The stool color gradually turns into coffee or soy sauce-colored bloody stools, and severe diarrhea may be projectile

About 2-3 days after the infection, the disease is at its worst, with increased gastrointestinal reactions, and bloody stools may occur. In addition, due to the exacerbation of vomiting and diarrhea, dogs will experience severe dehydration, rapid weight loss, and worsening mental status.

Although coronavirus has a strong infectivity, its invasiveness to dogs is not very strong. Compared to highly contagious diseases such as parvovirus and distemper, the mortality rate is relatively low. Moreover, the treatment effectiveness of coronavirus in clinical practice is relatively good. Generally, treatment with interferon and antibiotics can control secondary infections. As long as the treatment is timely, dogs can recover fully.
If a dog is diagnosed with coronavirus, due to the strong infectivity of the virus, if there are other pets at home, the sick dog must be isolated and raised separately. Then, thoroughly disinfect the living environment. During the treatment, you can feed the dog with prescription intestinal cans. If the dog can't eat anything, you can take it to the hospital for intravenous administration to supplement nutrition and energy.